Colorado's Spencer Dinwiddie and the Buffaloes will play Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Austin, Texas. <a href="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2013/0317/20130317_051421_NCAAbracket2013.pdf" target="new"><b>Printable NCAA Tournament bracket (.pdf).</b></a>

• Tad’s take: “He’s the first guy we signed at Colorado. He’s a special young man. He was a great fit for Colorado, and it was great timing for him and for the program.”

2010-11 RECRUITING CYCLE

JEREMY ADAMS, 6-5, 220, guard, transferred from Navarro Junior College (Texas), 61 games, one start, left CU program in April and hopes to play final year elsewhere after earning CU degree this summer.

• Tad’s take: “Rock-solid guy. He’s what I call a ‘program guy.’ The program guys can be the difference between a great team and a good team.”

• Tad’s take: “In the summertime (before his senior year at Price), we backed off him because of his AAU performances. Then Coach (Jean) Prioleau saw Ski play in high school and said, ‘We need to revisit this.’ “

2011-12 RECRUITING CYCLE

• Tad’s take: “We told Wesley and Josh (Scott) they are the frontcourt of the future for Colorado basketball. I just know in my heart that three or four years from now, we’re going to be really glad that Wesley Gordon redshirted.”

2012-13 RECRUITING CYCLE

• Tad’s take: “Tre’shaun in long, athletic and skilled. He can do a lot of different things on the basketball court. The thing I love about him is his ability to pass the ball. He has a great feel and vision for the game.”

• Tad’s take: “Jaron is a lot in the mold of Spencer Dinwiddie, in terms of body type. He can pass, dribble and shoot, and he’s extremely athletic. Jaron can play any perimeter spot on the floor. He’s a guy where the sky’s the limit.”

• Tad’s take: “We signed him late because he has a big-time motor and affects the game in so many ways. He has a 6-11 wingspan, and I got excited when I found out his mom is 6-3 and his dad is 6-8. Maybe he’ll grow some more.”

• Tad’s take: “When you look at the practice facility that we had built two years ago, Dustin is going to wear it out. He’s always in the gym. He loves basketball. He’s what I call a ‘self-made’ player. Every year he’s gotten better.”

2013-14 RECRUITING CYCLE (oral commitment)

• Tad’s take: Boyle is prohibited by NCAA rules from commenting about unsigned recruits. But it’s no secret Boyle had been recruiting Collier for more than three years. Collier is ranked No. 61 nationally by Rivals.com, making him one of CU’s top gets in history.

Four assistant basketball coaches at Division I schools and a top Adidas executive were among 10 people charged Tuesday with crimes including bribery and fraud as part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.

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